VDS Consulting Group
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Smart Factory / Automation Systems Engineer
Smart Factory / Automation Systems Engineer Bridge mechanical production and software analytics by programming and commissioning automated equipment. What you'll do Program, modify and troubleshoot PLCs and HMIs for…
IT/OT Integration Solution Architect
IT/OT Integration Solution Architect Connect the client's data silos into one digital thread from design to shop floor to business systems. What you'll do Design integration architecture across CAD/PLM, MES, SCADA,…
IIoT & Automation Integration Engineer (Contract)
IIoT & Automation Integration Engineer (Contract) Design and install the physical data layer that makes legacy machinery self-reporting. What you'll do Assess client equipment and design sensor, PLC and edge…
OT Cybersecurity Consultant (Contract)
OT Cybersecurity Consultant (Contract) Secure machinery that was never designed to be connected, without disrupting production. What you'll do Perform OT asset inventories, risk assessments and gap analyses against IEC…
Industrial Network Architect (Contract)
Industrial Network Architect (Contract) Design plant networks that stay reliable through heavy machinery, metal structures and electrical interference. What you'll do Run site surveys, RF studies and network…
Industrial Data Scientist
Industrial Data Scientist Turn raw machine telemetry into predictive maintenance and process insights that help the factory self-correct. What you'll do Clean, contextualize and model time-series data from sensors,…
MES Implementation Consultant (Contract)
MES Implementation Consultant (Contract) Implement the manufacturing execution system that tracks raw materials to finished goods and ties the shop floor to the client's ERP. What you'll do Lead MES requirements…
SAP ERP Manager
SAP ERP Manager Location: Long Island, NY Department: Information Technology Compensation: $160,000 – $180,000 base salary, plus comprehensive benefits Search type: Confidential retained search. Client identity is…
Director, Advanced Capability Development — Fighter Aircraft
Director, Advanced Capability Development — Fighter Aircraft Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX (on-site) Our client is seeking a director to lead advanced capability development for a flagship fighter aircraft program.…
Senior Manager, Sustainment Data Solutions
Senior Manager, Sustainment Data Solutions Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX (on-site) Lead a sustainment data organization of about 150 people across five teams, supporting global aircraft fleets with analytics,…
Director, Subcontract Program Management
Director, Subcontract Program Management Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX (on-site) · Pay: $180,000–$325,000 Lead the organization that manages major suppliers and subcontracts for large aircraft production and…
Senior Manager, Financial Management
Senior Manager, Financial Management Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX (on-site) · Pay: $135,000–$251,000 Lead program finance for a portfolio of defense programs. What you'll do Lead budgeting, forecasting, estimates at…
Director, Supply Chain
Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a director to grow the industrial base behind a fast-scaling defense-technology company. You will find where…
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Intelligence
Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: $220,000–$292,000 + equity · Clearance: U.S. Person required (export control); Secret clearance preferred VDS is recruiting a senior ML engineer to bring AI onto the factory floor…
Deployment Operations Manager
Type: Direct hire, full-time Base: $129,000–$171,000 + equity Clearance: Must be eligible for a U.S. Secret clearance Travel: Up to 20% VDS is recruiting a Deployment Operations Manager for a leading defense-technology…
Deployment Operations Manager
Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: $112,000–$149,000 + equity · Clearance: Must be eligible for a U.S. Secret clearance · Travel: Required VDS is recruiting a Product Operations Manager to keep a fleet of autonomous…
Interim Plant Manager
About the company Our client is a global specialty chemical manufacturer with a long-established production site in Louisville, KY. The facility produces specialty polymer resins and compounds used in residential,…
Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure
Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: $166,000–$220,000 + equity · Clearance: U.S. Person required; Top Secret eligibility desirable VDS is recruiting an ML infrastructure engineer to build the training and data…